Decision to close beaches doesn’t impact on freedom to trade – Dlamini-Zuma
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Minister of Cooperative governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Picture: Jacques Nelles
Government is facing several other challenges relating to the latest regulations, including one by the Democratic Alliance.
Government has maintained that its decision to close certain beaches in hotspot areas as a second wave of Covid-19 infections continues to grow is temporary, rational and justifiable, and therefore it is legally compliant even if it limits other rights.
As South Africans kicked off the festive season, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that certain beaches and public parks will be closed over the festive season, citing a dramatic increase in confirmed Covid-19 cases.